Product Description: This anthology features the best stories from the first twenty years of Open City magazine, including works by an array of debut and established writers. Featured pieces are: "Uncertain Times," the beginning of an unfinished work by Richard Yates, a fictional account of his time as a speech writer for Robert Kennedy; "The Egg Man" by Scott Smith (author of A Simple Plan); "High Wire" by Robert Stone"; "Eurotrash" by Irvine Welsh, which was his debut publication in the US and has since not appeared in any other publication; "17 Quai Voltaire," an essay by Paul Bowles that has also not appeared elsewhere...read more

With a bold, risk-taking spirit and an uncanny knack for finding vibrant, original voices, Open City features today’s best new fiction, poetry, and essays from emerging and established talents. Past issues have featured Mary Gaitskill, David Foster Wallace, Rick Moody, Denis Johnson, Irvine Welsh, and David Berman. Known for launching the careers of a dynamic range of new writers, the magazine presents a fascinating portrait of a literary generation in the making: Sam Lipsyte, Lara Vapnyar, Martha McPhee, and Rachel Sherman all began their careers with publications in Open City. By hosting many readings and events in New York City and nationwide, Open City is true to its name—an open and growing community of writers and readers. Contributions to Open City frequently appear in The Best American Short Stories, The Best American Poetry, The Best Creative Nonfiction, and Best Nonrequired Reading. Open City #29 includes new fiction from Sam Lipsyte, Christopher Sorrentino, Thorpe Moeckel, and Michael McGrath, as well as poetry by James Schuyler and Derek Walcott.

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Product Description: Approaching its eighteenth birthday, Open City has become one of today’s most respected and widely known literary journals. Contributors consistently become household names following their debuts in the magazine—guaranteeing that readers can be the first to read the literary stars of tomorrow...read more

Product Description: Open City presents today's best new writers and artists, energizing the literary-journal format for today's readers by blending daring, edgy voices with classic storytelling. The magazine is also known for presenting writing and artwork by popular alternative rock musicians, such as Stephen Malkmus, David Berman, Thurston Moore, and Dean Wareham...read more